Employees
Please see below for information and access
to resources and systems for employees, and to download
specific software needed when accessing resources from home. These
links can be found elsewhere on our website, but we have collected
them together here for your convenience.
A to Z List of
Electronic Journals
Although all of the journals that we subscribe to, or have in our
collections, are in the Library Catalogue, you can access the
A to Z List of Electronic
Journals to allow you to search through those journals that are
available in electronic form and to access them for full text
articles online.
Blackboard
Blackboard is the University's virtual learning environment and is
used to support the learning and teaching methodologies used
across all of our courses. When you log in to Blackboard using your standard
username and password, you should be able to access your course
modules and module resources. If you have any problems using
Blackboard, please Contact Blackboard
Support.
Change
Your Password
Most of the electronic systems used within the University allow you
to access using your standard username and password. However, your
password will only be valid for a limited period, so it is
important that you Change Your
Password on a regular basis to avoid being locked out of
your own account when the password expires. You can use the Change
Your Password page to change your password at any point.
Email
All employees are provided with a University email account
which they can access using a client on their desktop, normally
Outlook, and/or remotely with a browser using either
Webmail or
Microsoft Exchange.
Currently, employees are being moved from Webmail to
Microsoft Exchange, so if
Desktop and IT Services haven't moved you over to Microsoft Exchange yet, you will
still be using Webmail. Microsoft
Exchange is the email service used by University employees to
manage their email accounts from wherever they are, as long as they
have an internet connection. Microsoft Exchange can also be
accessed through Microsoft Outlook, although it will need to be set
up by Desktop and IT Services on the individual computer.
Extra
The Extra website is only accessible to employees from within the
University.
Formal Documents
The procedures and regulations of Buckinghamshire New University
can be found in the Formal Documents which are grouped into the
areas of Governance, Strategy, Quality, Policy and Regulations. All
documents are viewable in PDF format from the web, and where
appropriate template forms are available to download.
Human Resources
Portal
The Human Resources Portal allows all employees to modify their
personal details, ethnicity, disability and qualifications, as
necessary.The Human Resources Portal is a secure site and cannot be
accessed by anyone else but employees of the University.
To log in to the Human Resources Portal you will need to know
your employee number (payroll number) and your NI number; both of
these can be found on your payslip.
Employee information is strictly confidential and is held by the
Human Resources Directorate only. It will be collated anonymously
for internal statistical purposes and approved organisations (such
as the Higher Education Statistics Agency) for research purposes.
For information on disclosure of equality data, please see the
document at: Disclosure of Equality
Data
ID cards and security
Bucks students and
employees must carry their Bucks ID cards whilst on
campus. Visitors to the campus must be registered and will need to
carry a visitor's pass for the duration of their visit. Visitors
should be registered through the 'How-to' section
of Bucks Extra.
Please remember to keep your belongings with you at all times and
to be on the look-out for any suspicious bags, packages or
vehicles. If you have a problem whilst on campus, or see anything
suspicious, please call:
Switchboard: 01494 522 141
High Wycombe Security: ext 5070
High Wycombe Reception: ext 3399
Uxbridge Security: ext 4401
Uxbridge Reception: ext 4400.
IT
Procurement
More information on the IT Procurement process can be found
on Extra.
The Extra website is only accessible to employees from within the
University.
Please contact the IT Servicedesk on x3295 or IT@bucks.ac.uk for further information
on the IT Procurement process.
Library
Catalogue
The Library Catalogue allows you to search within all of of the
reources held within our Learning Resource Centres. The Library Catalogue is our
central database of books, journals, DVDs, and other resources held
within our various collections and available to staff and
students.
Library e-Resources
Library Services subscribes to a large variety of online resources
such as e-books, e-journals and databases. To make access available
on and off-campus the library subscribes to the UK Access
Management Federation’s login system called Shibboleth. For
on-campus users most e-resources do not require you to complete a
new login, however for off-campus access you may be required to
select the University's name from a list of institutions and then
log in with your normal Bucks username and password. Instructions
have been posted on Blackboard under the Library tab, together with
the Complete Database List and the A-Z List of Electronic
Journals.
Remote access to networked files
MyDocs is a
University-managed application that allows colleagues to
access their networked files from outside the institution.
Click MyDocs to log in using your
standard username and password. This is a secure system so you may
be prompted to accept a security certificate.
Payroll
All payroll forms and
policy updates.
Sophos Anti-Virus
Software
Sophos Antivirus is available for University employees and
students to use on their home computers. To download the
Sophos Anti-Virus Software, click
on the the link above. When prompted enter your standard University
username and password. This is the same username and password that
you use access University computers and Blackboard.
Tandberg
Tandberg is a video conferencing
system. Users can book the kit from the Room Management Team and
talk to others users via video conferencing. Not only will Tanberg
broadcast image and sound to others in a video conference, but that
conference can be streamed to a browser and also recorded. This
means any meeting or process can be recorded and played back at a
later date.
Turnitin
TurnitinUK Originality Checking allows tutors to check students'
work for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it
against continuously updated databases.
Webex
Webex is a web-based application that allows users to video
teleconference through the web. It allows tutors to schedule
meetings with other colleagues and students. It provides an
environment where users can share documents, applications, and
browsers with no software to install. It integrates audio, video
and data to enable users to have meetings or provide training at a
distance to users in dispersed locations, all of which can be
recorded for later use.